The University of Leeds was awarded government funding of £2.6 million to become the UK hub for research into small to medium scale advanced robotic systems. This facility, which has secured an additional £1.7 million backing from industry and the University, capitalises on the University’s expertise in mechanical, electronic and materials engineering as well as computer science and medicine. The facility has now opened and you can see more about teh facility and its capabilities here.

The centre is actively inviting inquiries from academic institutions and industrial partners who wish to collaborate or make use of the facility.Current Trends and Future Horizons, TPN event 5 November 2014, Manchester.

The robotics and Mechatronics Technical Professional Network hosted an excellent robotics event in Manchester Examinig the recent RAS strategy for the UK created for David Willets other speakers examined key future trends in manufacturing, service and field robotics as well as exploring opportunity areas such as nuclear decommissioning.
You can watch the presentations from the likes of FESTO and ABB below.

Given his relevance to the Institution the IET were delighted to secure an invite to the press phase of the film's promotional tour. Mark Reynard was on hand to discuss not only the contents of the film and the unquestionable importance of the man and his legacy; but also the status and recognition of engineers and engineering as a whole. You can see the series of videos below.

Sector Head Gordon Attenborough and the IET.TV team were recently invited to the Farnborough Airshow by The High Value Manufacturing Catapult as part of thegrowing relationship between the two institutions. The Rt. Hon. Nick Clegg MP was there to announce government investment in Aerospace research and development and Gordon took the opportunity to get his views on the Catapult and the contribution it makes to UK innovation.

Leading technology entrepreneur, Cambridge-based Hermann Hauser has called for a long-term expansion of the Catapult network with one or two elite technology and innovation centres created each year. This would lead to 20 by 2020 and 30 by 2030. There are currently seven Catapult centres across the country with a further two due to open in 2015. ...
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The award-winning Engineering Design Show, which will once again be co-located with the Electronics Design Show and the inaugural Embedded Design Show, is expected to attract more than 4,000 visitors and 250 exhibitors when it opens on 22-23 October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The Shows will still remain true to the founding ...
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